Open AccessRole of the exosporium in the stability of the Bacillus sphaericus binary toxin
Author(s) -
Nicolas Luc,
Regis Leda N.,
Rios Eugenia M.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1994.tb07296.x
Subject(s) - bacillus sphaericus , toxin , pore forming toxin , bacillaceae , microbiology and biotechnology , bacillales , recombinant dna , bacillus thuringiensis , strain (injury) , biology , bacteria , chemistry , microbial toxins , biochemistry , bacillus subtilis , genetics , gene , anatomy
The persistence of toxicity of the Bacillus sphaericus 1593 binary toxin was compared when produced in B. sphaericus , inside the exosporium, or in a recombinant B. thuringiensis strain, outside the exosporium. The stability of the toxin crystal was affected by temperature and quality of the water, but not by the location of the production in the bacterial cell.